Apricot Glow
DE5290 · #FFCE79 · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Apricot Glow63
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Apricot Glow, Really?
Apricot Glow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5290 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apricot Glow
Apricot Glow is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Apricot Glow
At LRV 63, Apricot Glow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Apricot Glow are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5290 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | AfternoonSW 6675 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Honey Bird300B-5 · Behr | 1.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunny Days172 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Glowing ReviewsV015-2 · Valspar | 1.9 | 70.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Honey PotPPG1205-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale Orange17YY 65/420 · Glidden | 2.8 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Apricot Glow within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFCE79 in HSL space. Pair Apricot Glow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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